Connectivity Verification and Notification

• US 20140162563A1
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Mastrototaro, John J.
• Application Number:
  US13/712,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20140162563A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/67.7
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/23 Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means

Abstract

A system to monitor communications integrity is disclosed. The system includes a portable medical device with a medical device transmitter to establish a medical device link. The medical device link defined to periodically transmit data from the portable medical device to a remote system with a receiver to receive the medical device link. The remote system further including a remote system transmitter defined to establish a mobile device link. The mobile device link defined to periodically report status of the medical device link to the mobile system, the mobile system further having a plurality of alarm triggers associated with the integrity of the medical device link and the mobile device link.

Claims

1. A system to monitor communications integrity comprising:

a portable medical device having a medical device transmitter to establish a medical device link, the medical device link transmitting periodic data from the portable medical device;

a remote system having a remote system receiver to receive the medical device link, the remote system further including a remote system transmitter defined to establish a mobile device link; and

a mobile system having a mobile system receiver to receive the mobile device link, the mobile device link defined to periodically report status of the medical device link to the mobile system, the mobile system further having a plurality of alarm triggers associated with the integrity of the medical device link and the mobile device link.

2. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of alarm triggers is activated when the medical device link is compromised such that the mobile system receives data from the remote system that the remote system failed to receive periodic data from the portable medical device.

3. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of alarm triggers is activated when the mobile system fails to receive periodic report status via the mobile link.

4. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein the mobile device link is bidirectional, the mobile system further includes a mobile transmitter defined to periodically ping the remote system, the mobile receiver further defined to receive a response from the remote system transmitter.

5. A system as defined in claim 3, wherein one of the plurality of alarm triggers is activated with failure of the mobile system to receive a response from the remote system to a ping.

6. A method to monitor communication integrity comprising:

establishing a first communication link between a portable medical device and a remote server;

establishing a second communication link between the remote server and a mobile device;

periodically verifying the first communication link;

periodically verifying the second communication link;

detecting a failure of either the first communication link or the second communication link; and

initiating an alarm on the mobile device if a failure of either the first communication link or the second communication link is detected.

7. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 6, wherein the second communication link is bidirectional.

8. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 7, wherein verification of the second communication link is initiated from the mobile device.

9. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 7, wherein verification of the second communication link is initiated from the remote system.

10. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 6, wherein the first communication link is from the portable medical device to the remote system.

11. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 6, wherein receiving data from the portable medical device at specific time intervals verifies the first communication link.

12. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 11, wherein the specified time intervals are configured by a user.

13. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 11, wherein the specific time intervals are not equal.

14. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 6, where failure of the first communication link has a first alarm and failure of the second communication link has a second alarm.

15. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 14 wherein the first alarm and the second alarm are visual, audible, tactile or a combination thereof.

16. The method to monitor communication integrity as described in claim 14 wherein the alarm escalates in intensity until acknowledged by a user.